Metabolizer.



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JOHN VON DER KAMMER, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT 013 COLUMBIA.

METABOLIZER.

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Be it known that I, J OIIN VON DER KAM- BIER, a citizen of the Unitecl Staates, resicling at Washington, District of Colu1nbia, have inventecl certain new ancl useful Improve- 1nents in Metabolizers, 01'? which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in metabolizers for oarrying out substantially the plan for the metabolis1n of grains ancl other vegetable seecls set forth in the U. S. Patent N0. 891,176, grantecl to 1ne June 16', 1908.

The invention, therefore, consists in the structure substantially as sei; forth in the following description ancl clainns.

A set of drawings acoo1npanies this cle scription ancl for1ns a part of the specification.

In these clrawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation 01 the i1nproved metabolizer; Fig. 2 is a vertical seotion through one of the side ohambers and is taken in the plane indicated by line 2-2 Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a similar section through tl1e middle cha1nber of the 1netaloolizer taken in the plane indicatecl by the line 33 Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken in the plane inclicated by the line 14 Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a transverse vertioal section through one 0f tl1e side charmbers of the metabolizer taken in tl1e plane inclicatecl by the line 5-5 Fig. 9; Fig. 6 shows on an enlargecl scale a portion 01 tl1e section representecl in Fig. 2; Fig. 7 is a cletail of one 1nocle of formation for the inner cell doors; Fig. 8 shows, in perspective, the prefefrecl form o1": inner cell door; Fig. 9 shows 011 an enlargecl scale a portion of the sect-ion represented in Fig. 4; Fig. 10 is a perspeetive view of one of the outer cell cloors; Fig. 11 shows in perspective certain cletails of construction of one of the cells of the metabolizer; Fig. 12 is a cletail view in vertical transverse section through the upper portion of one of the sicle chambers; Fig. 13 shows, in elevation, the manner of securing in place the outer cell cloors; Fig. 14, shows a moclification in the manner of builcling up one of the tier of cells; ancl Fig. 15 is a cletail showing a moclification in the formation of the joints of the eclges of the cells.

As in the structure of my patent above mentionecl, so in the present structure, a number 01 metabolizer units or cells are built up in tiers anal each cell constitutes an anaer- Specifioation of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 23, 1909.

Patentetl Marx 28, 191L Serial N0. 534,727.

obio chamber. These chambers all inter connnunicate fo1 lil1e equalization ancl free circulation o1 tl1e anaerobic at1nosphere. These tiers 0f cells are inclosecl by an outer Wall o1 jacket ancl space is .left between tl1e cell Walls ancl the jacket for the free circulation of tl1e confinecl atmosphere whereloy an even temperature may be more reaclily maintained ancl to assist in this a heating 1neans is acldecl to the tiers o1 cells within the inclosure. In the clrawings the inclosing jacket representecl at 16. It may be of any suitable material ancl eonstruction to produce an air-tigl1t inclosure. VJithin this inclosure ancl preferably at each encl is a tier of the 1netabolizer units 17. Between these tiers is the miclclle chamber 18, the lateral eonfines of which are formecl by the stanchions 19. These stanchions also form the inner bounclary of tl1e lateral cha1nbers containing said tiers o1 units or cells. In these stanchions ancl the corresponcling ones 20111 the Walls of the acket are located the transverse rocls 21, whieh fo1m supports for the cells 17. The middle channber is proviclecl with a cloor as at 22. a 1ear Wall 28 ancl with a heating or temperature regulating coil 241. A ther mometer is also proviclecl for the metabolizer ancl is preferably locatecl in t-he cloor of the miclclle cha1nber as inclicated at 25.

The cells 17 ar'e 1nade of sheet metal and after tl1e manner inolicatecl in F ig. 11. They have corrugated bottoms ancl are also preferably inclinecl towarcl tl1e front ancl there proviclecl with an inner door 26 ancl an outer cloor 27. Both of tl1ese cloors are 1nacle to fit their jan1bs in an air-t-ight and Watertight manner. T0 this encl, they are provicled with channels at their edges, Figs. 8 ancl 10 respectively, in Whioh suitable packing 28 1nay be letaillecl. The inner cloor 26 performs principally the funotion of a clam ancl therefore is provicled with packing at only the sicle ancl bottom eclges. The sicles ancl bottorn of each cell are joinecl together by interfolcling their 1neeting eclges as indicatecl at 29 Figs. 5, 6 and 12, ancl they may be joinecl as inclioatecl at 30 in Fig. 14:, and at 31 in Fig. 15. At their side ancl rear encls the cells are joinecl together in the tiers also by folcling the eclges of an uncler cell over the beacl or projection formecl loy the aforesaicl interfolclecl edges of sicles and bottoms. This is clearly shown also at29 in Figs. 5, 6 and 12. The top of one cell is formed by tll@ bott0m of the next cell ti1l the top metabolizer und in the wall thereof and cross rods located in said stanchions and passing under t-he cells for supporting them.

6. A metabolizer unit or ce1l having in its onter end a 1ibbed 01" channeled c011a1, an outer door fitted to said collar f0r closing the ce1l und an innen C1001 removably fitted in a water-tight 1nanner t0 a stop 0r bead in said collar.

7. A n1etabolizer unit 01 cell hzwing at its 0nter end a ribbed 01 channeled c011211, and a bottom sloping toward said collar and terminating at a chunnel there0f, 21 nipple fitted t0 said channel, a dann at the 0nter side 0f said channel and a closure f01 the ce]l at the outer end of said 0011211.

8. A metabolizer unit 01 cell having a C1001 at its outer end and a corrugated bott01n sloping toward the door, a removable dzun fittad across the ce1l adjacent t0 the foot of the slope, 1neans at the foot of said Slope for the achnission or withdrawal of fluids, and a recticulated tray constructed to rest upon the ribs of the corrugated b0tto1n.

9. A metabolizer unit 01 ce1l hzwing a dann near its outer end, a door closing said outer end, a window in said door overlooking the dann, and a lzunp within the cell f01 the purpose specified.

10. In a metabolizer, a series 01 tier of ce1ls each having its bottom inclined toward the front, a stand-pipe, nipples connecting the lowennostportion 0f each cell t0 said pipe, a cock in each nipple, and a source 01 fluid supply connected t0 said stand-pipe whereby the cells may be supplied with fluid at Will.

ll. A metabolizer cell having a beaded collar at its outer end one of which beads forms ad001 stop, a sheet-1netnl (1001 whose edges are pressed into channels which open at t-he inner face 0f' the (1001, a packing fitted to said channels in a manner 110 engage said stop, und clan1ps 10r tightening said (1001 with its packing against said stop.

12. A metabolizer cell having 21 forwardly Sloping bott0n1 and having a Shop band at the bottom und sides of the ce1l adjacent t0 the foot 0f said slopa, a removable dann hzwing a channel on its face extending along its bottorn und ends, a packing in said channel t0 engage said stop bead, und chnnps mounted an the face 0f the door and adapted t0 engage the opposite side of said stop to tighten the d001 thereagainst.

In tesci1nony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN VON DER KAMMER.

\Vitnesses:

FRANCIIS M. PI-IELPS, G110. S. LIVINGSTON.

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